Politics of the Past Week Shapes Local Delegates
Citizens debate delegate ballots as Illinois primary law prompts two Republican ticket lists. John B. Castle faces reelection amid records on rail investigations and bills, while George M. Tindall and Harvey L. Sheldon emerge as local contenders. A Rochelle freight conductor, Robert Moore, tragically dies after being struck by a passing train.
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J. F. Burke
John B. Castle
Sandwich
Castle
Illinois Central Railroad
Springfield
George M. Tindall
Harvey L. Sheldon
Clarence I. Gardner
Rochelle
William P. Landon
Congress
Landen
Landon
Fearer
Oregon
Republicanij
Joseph Baldwin
George R. Charters
Fred A. Richardson
Euclid Beach
Hartman M. Kersten
Charles Heidenthal
John Morrissey
George van Ness
W. J. Stevenson
A. E. Hutchinson
Frank H. Bassler
Willard D. Knapp
George Kersten
James Leidy
W. H. Light
Charles Evans
Ashton Township
Illinois
Robert Moore
No. 6
Moore
Giger
Clinton
Iowa
Landon’s Reply to Col Lowden Sparks Political Exchange
An exchange centers on Col Lowden and Landon with a Sterling and Whiteside County canvass noted. The war department approves a 52 million appropriation for arms, equipment, camps, and rifle practice, with Illinois receiving 107,718 for arms and ranges, and other states receiving more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Congress
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago Guardsmen
Camp Logan
America
Chicago
Sea Girt
N. J
Army
National Guard
The
Rifle Association
Justice for the County Treasurer and Merriman’s Vindication
A Dixon Sun critique of county treasurer B Merriman sparks an Attorney General reply clarifying ex officio duties and limits on collecting overages. The piece includes a reprinted letter urging town collectors to sue delinquents but the AG opinion distances the treasurer from such excess collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Sun
B. Merriman
Spellman
Stead
Merriman
Mr. Merriman
Rock River Chautauqua Opens Ninth Annual Session
The nineteenth annual session of the Rock River Chautauqua Assembly opened on Saturday with 1:30 p.m. music by the Dixon Marine Band and an address by J. I. Moore. Colonel George W. Bain delivered a lecture on The New Woman and the Old Man, followed by a Doubt Family concert and moving pictures by D. W. Robertson. Col. Bain’s If I Could Live Live Over was a highlight as crowds arrived by electric car service amid improving weather. Monday featured G A R Day with addresses by Col. A G Mathews and Hon. H M Trimble. Tuesday brought Innes’s Band and Pama Isiki’s trained pets. Wednesday covered W C T U activities.
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Rock River Chautauqua Assembly
Dixon Marine Band
J. I. Moore
George W. Bain
D. W. Robertson
Col. Bain
G. A. R. Day
Col
A. G. Mathews
Pittsfield
H.M. Trimble
Princeton
Innes
Pama
How to Heat Your House and Round Oak Furnace
In the morning an institute was held and the afternoon hosted the Diamond Medal Contest. The article argues two factors for thorough heating: an efficient furnace and proper arrangement of heating apparatus. It promotes the Round Oak Furnace as efficient, waste-free, usable with various fuels, and air tight for controlled drafts. Heating plans and a furnace book are offered free by Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Dowagiac, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Beckwith
Dowagiac, Mich
Track To Be Straightened Through Town After Disruptions
Chicago will straighten the track through town to ease heavy traffic. A gang has been stationed at Nachusa and Franklin Grove, with road bed unevenness reported near Ashton Gazette due to the road’s heavy use and recent settling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nachusa
Franklin Grove
We Bid For Your Business With Lowest Prices
An Ashton store announces aggressive spring and fall sale pricing with goods displayed soon after a Chicago buying trip. It touts the largest stock in town, promises year round usefulness, and urges shoppers to visit for the lowest prices amid rising raw cotton and wool costs.
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Clarance E. Gardner
Col. Lowden
Lowden
MR. Landon
Sterling
Whiteside County
Will Hart
Mort Glenn
South Dakota
Minnesota
John D. Rockefeller
Evan L. Reed
Evan L. Reed Manufacturing Co
Ill
Kansas - Cracker Co
Independence
Kan
Union Biscuit Co
St. Louis
Hargrave Biscuit Co
Baltimore
Witness Kennedy
Witness Schmidt Baking Co
Witness Uneeda Biscuit
Pai Wits
Nebraska
Gordon, Nes
Ashton Gazette
Ashton
Light
Arnould
K. E. Chadwick
Edward, Cadwick
A. W. Rosecrans & CO
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